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3 Common M&A Pitfalls, and How to Avoid Them

Harvard Business

In 2005, eBay spent $2.6 Eventually, eBay sold a big stake of Skype to a group of private investors and a few years later, Microsoft bought the company along with the intellectual property. It was painful, but it helped ensure there were no legal limits on any underlying intellectual property. Insight Center.

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FTI Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Intellectual property. In 2005, the firm developed their first 5-year plan with a goal to double revenues from approximately $427M to $1B in 5 years. Intellectual Property. Intellectual Property. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigations and litigation. Litigation technology.

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Refugees Need Jobs. Entrepreneurship Can Help.

Harvard Business

Kauffman research has shown that in some years (1985-2005), young firms have been responsible for as much as two-thirds of new American jobs. According to the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, America’s leading entrepreneurship think tank, young companies (including startups)—not old ones–are what matters for job creation.